Elizabeth Lachendro, LMHC

Elizabeth Lachendro is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor with fifteen years of experience. She practices in Florida and brings a practical, down-to-earth approach to common struggles. She focuses on helping people manage stress, anxiety, addiction, trauma, and depression. She also supports concerns around relationships, grief, self-esteem, eating and sleeping problems, and ADHD.

Her work centers on a client-centered stance where the person directs the pace and goals. She talks with clients to build an individualized plan for short- and long-term change. Sessions blend talk, skills practice, and strategies drawn from cognitive behavioral approaches and mindfulness.

Elizabeth uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy ideas to help people notice thoughts and values-driven action. She also draws on Dialectical Behavior Therapy skills for emotion regulation and distress tolerance. Motivational interviewing is used when substance use or ambivalence about change is present.

People see her for a mix of everyday concerns and longer-standing patterns. Typical topics include relationship strain, parenting stress, grief, identity and LGBT issues, and coping after trauma or loss. She also supports career questions, compassion fatigue, and aging-related worries.

Her goal is to help people find practical ways to feel steadier and more purposeful. Sessions aim to reduce unhelpful habits and build routines that fit daily life. Prospective clients are invited to decide on goals together and adjust the plan as progress is made.

How therapeutic approaches shape online care

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy helps people notice unhelpful thoughts and choose actions that match their values; it can be useful for anxiety, depression, and habits that interfere with daily life. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy focuses on identifying and changing patterns of thinking and behavior that keep problems going, which often helps with anxiety, depression, sleep, and eating concerns. Mindfulness-based techniques teach simple attention and breathing practices to reduce reactivity and improve focus, and they are often paired with skills work for emotion regulation.

Finding the right mix of methods is part of starting therapy. Elizabeth will work collaboratively to figure out which approaches fit a person's goals and preferences. The plan can change over time based on what feels most helpful and what progress is made.

The original profile does not list specific session formats, so confirm available options before booking. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy life, allow shorter check-ins when needed, reduce travel time, and offer continuity when schedules change. Licensed professionals can adapt ACT, CBT, and mindfulness exercises to remote sessions so clients can practice skills between meetings and build routines that work at home or at work.